Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
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.jpg) The chateau in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte | |
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Location of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte  | |
  Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte  Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′14″N 1°31′51″W / 49.3872°N 1.5308°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Quinet |
| Area 1 | 34.27 km2 (13.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,062 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50551 /50390 |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes in the Manche département.
Population : 2,242 (1999 census).
History
The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, an ancient castle with massive 14th century towers, and a 12-15th century abbey still mark a vivid history during the Middle Ages.
The city walls were breached by cannon during a siege in 1374. This is believed to have been among the first successful uses of guns against city walls in history.[2]
Heraldry
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The arms of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses, in center point a triple towered castle, all between 3 pairs of sea-bass adorsed Or.
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Notable people
The English knight Sir John Chandos (died 1369) held the title Viscount of Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte in the Cotentin.
The Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, O.S.A., was born here in 1632. She was sent by her Order as a missionary nurse to New France, serving at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, where she died in 1668. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1989.
The novelist Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was born there on 2 November 1808. A museum is now dedicated to him.
Sister Marie-Madeleine Postel acquired the derelict Benedictine monastery at St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in 1830 which became the headquarters of the Sisters of the Christian Schools of Mercy; in 1846 she died in the town.
Medieval knight Geoffroy d'Harcourt who fought for both the French, and the English, during the 100 years war.
See also
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Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte (abbey) -
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Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte (cemetery) -
Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte (cemetery)
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References
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- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Kenneth Chase: Firearms. A Global History to 1700. Cambridge 2003. Cambridge University Press. P. 59.
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